Archive for the ‘Songs of 1960s (1961 to 1970)’ Category
Laakhon hain yahaan dilwaale
Posted on: January 17, 2009
I have listened to this song many a times, and liked it as well.
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O mere sona re sona re sona re
Posted on: January 15, 2009
“Teesri Manzil” was the movie with which R D Burman announced his arrival as a music director. And what songs this movie had !
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Bollywood movie songs are typically light songs to cater to the lowest common denominator among the listeners. But many of these songs are based on classical music, and it is just that the audience are not aware about that.
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O phirkiwali tu kal phir aana
Posted on: January 15, 2009
This song was quite a timepass song during its time and it was very popular with kids like me.
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Till 1960s,when India was in terrible shape on almost all fronts,and Indians depended on foodgrain imports even to feed themselves, it was the Prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri who decided that India needed to be self sufficient in growing food stuffs. He also gave a slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kissan”.
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Jhoomti chali hawa
Posted on: January 15, 2009
This movie “Sangeet Samrat Tansen” was a C grade movie and its music director was S N Tripathi who was the biggest music director of such movies alongwith Chitragupta.
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Bahut diya dene waale ne tujhko
Posted on: January 14, 2009
There are songs that play to the gallery and earn some cheap popularity before fading into oblivion. But there are some songs that talk about more important facts of life, about the philosophy behind our existence etc. Such songs tend to tug at our heart strings and influence us deeply. Such songs tend to remain with us for ages, as the messages contained in such songs are applicable for all times to come.
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Aaja aaja main hoon pyaar tera
Posted on: January 14, 2009
When R D Burman was given the job of music direction in a Shammi Kapoor movie called “Teesri Manzil”, many eye brows were raised, including Shammi Kapoor’s, but once the songs were recorded and picturised, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind that a great star was born among music directors, one who would rewrite music direction in Bollywood movies for the next decade or so.
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Dil mein kya hai
Posted on: January 14, 2009
Jeetendra, who can be said to have taken over from Shammi Kapoor when it came to roles that called for vigorous dancing, was nicknamed Jumping Jack. I have no idea which movie earned him that sobriquet. My suspicion is that it was the movie “Farz”. And just how vigoorously could he dance ? I think this song from “Jigri Dost” gives us some idea.
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O mere shaahe khubaan
Posted on: January 13, 2009
This Rafi song is so reminiscent of the Rafi-Shammi Songs of 1960s. And for long, I actually thought so.
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